Laborious (Adjective)
Meaning
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hikers spent many laborious hours climbing up the steep mountain trail.
- She put in laborious efforts to finish the project on time, often working late into the night.
- The construction workers engaged in laborious tasks, hauling heavy materials up and down the scaffolding.
- The farmer's laborious work in the fields was rewarded with a bountiful harvest.
- The team's laborious training sessions paid off when they won the championship game.